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292nd Meeting, June 11th, the president in the chair. — Mr. C. 

 Tootal, of Wakefield, showed a new form of microscope by Ross, which 

 possessed several novel and valuable features, notably the Zentmayer 

 moveable stage, sub-stage, and mirror fittings, and a special form of fin© 

 adjustment. He also showed some very fine objects, including planorbia 

 shell by polarized light, grouped polycystina, &c., and a beautiful 

 specimen of microscopic ruling in the form of a Lissajou curve ruled on 

 glass. Mr. B. Saynor showed Volvox globator, PolytHchum piliferum^ 

 and Pihdaria globulifera, from Rawclifie. Mr. Charles Rider brought 

 the beautiful infusorium Carchesium polypinum. Mr. Walter Raine 

 showed a full-grown living specimen of the common ringed snake, from 

 Middleton Wood, Leeds. Insects from Brough, Bishop's Wood, Leeds, 

 &c., were shown by Messrs. Marsh, Roebuck, and Smethurst. — Wm, 

 Denison Roebuck, Sec. 



OvENDEN Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, May 25th, Mr. 

 C. Sheard in the chair. — The chairman named the botanical specimens 

 collected during the day by Messrs. Cockroft and Sheard ; they included 

 Lathr(Ea squamaria, Scrophularia vernalis, Veronica serpyllifolia, Stellaria 

 nemorum, Geranium lucidum, and a great many more. Mr. T. Hirst 

 exhibited the following birds : — Two beautiful cases of foreign birds 

 from Queensland, Australia, each containing twelve birds, one case 

 containing eight birds from America, one case of game, containing pair of 

 red-legged partridge, pair of sand grouse, pair of ptarmigans, one 

 beautiful case of squirrels from America, a variegated blackbird (being 

 black and white), and pair of splendid curlews. Mr. T. Cockroft 

 exhibited some very good specimens in geology, which were named by 

 Mr. J. Spencer, of Halifax ; there was included a new form of Uloden- 

 dron, Cardiocarpon ovalis, and C. Butterworthii, Goniatites Listeria 

 Orthoceras cinctum, 0. attenuatus, Nucula, &c. ; also copper ore from 

 North Wales, ammonite and large bivalve fossil shell from Whitby, 

 which were presented to the Society by Mr. W. H. Slater, of Queens- 

 bury. — J. Ogden, Sec. 



Stainland Naturalists' Society. — Meeting June 3rd, Mr. J. Smith, 

 V.P., in the chair. — Mr. B. Garside exhibited the following birds' eggs : — 

 Carrion crow, rook, and red-backed shrike. A good collection of the 

 local flora was brought in by the members. — W. H. Stott, Sec. 



Wakefield Naturalists' Society. — Meeting June 6th, the president 

 in^the chair. — Mr. Taylor exhibited A. alni (bred), Mr. Sims, B. quercus, 

 var. callunce, N. camelina, P. falctda, 0. samhucata, D. capsincola, all 

 bred ; Mr. J. Wilcock, species of gallflies, ichneumons, bees, sawflies, and 

 hornet ; Mr. Wrigglesworth, specimens of Rhagium hifasciatum, and a 

 variety taken by Mr. Talbot, having the elytra yellow, with a bright red 



